Pashinyan: Peace with Azerbaijan will create new opportunities in South Caucasus
Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the development of regional cooperation are creating new opportunities in the South Caucasus, particularly in logistics and international transport.
Operativ Media reports that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made the remarks during his address at the "Future of Europe" summit organized by Euronews in Brussels.
Pashinyan noted that agreements reached in Washington have given real substance to a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Yerevan and Baku. According to him, the primary objective now is to establish the institutional framework for these agreements.
The prime minister highlighted the importance of signing and ratifying the peace treaty initialed by the foreign ministers of the two countries in Washington on August 8, 2025.
Addressing regional cooperation, Pashinyan described the South Caucasus as a unified region bound by common interests where nations can form a joint development strategy.
He noted that cooperation with Georgia remains at a high level and bilateral trade relations are being established with Azerbaijan. The prime minister added that implementing the TRIPP project would unlock new opportunities for developing regional infrastructure links.
According to Pashinyan, peace with Azerbaijan, the TRIPP project, and cooperation among Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia—particularly in logistics—could help address global supply chain issues.
He added that this process would create conditions to transform the standing of the South Caucasus on the international stage.
The prime minister also stressed the importance of Central Asia's proximity to the region and the area's growing global relevance. In his view, establishing a new international trade route will be significant for the European Union, China, the Middle East, North Africa, and other regions.
